Silk Secrets

Silk Secrets

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While the silk industry has expanded greatly during the last century, the processes used to make this fabric are still largely the same as they were in the ancient world.

Turn your off-duty dining room into a home library by building floor-to-ceiling bookshelves to house your collection. Marie Flanigan Interiors chose a dark wood stain to show off the colorful spines in this high-ceilinged home.

Here, you stitch on the seam where two patches or blocks meet. This makes the stitch discreet while reinforcing the seam.

Another way designers contribute to this field is through artwork creation. Designers create original artwork from scratch or modify existing artwork for custom fabric prints according to customer needs.

Make your kitchen feel a little cozier with a patterned rug or runner. Kate Marker Interiors chose a vintage-style runner in soft shades of pink and gray to complement this bright and airy all-white kitchen.

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This is an applique technique that uses fusible interfacing to attach the applique pieces to the base fabric. This is a method that is great for beginners. You can finish the applique by hand-stitching or using your sewing machine.

Style the daybed in your office guest room so that it works like an off-duty lounge space when it's not being used, like this space from Emily Bowser for Emily Henderson Design.

At its core, textile designing is a creative activity that involves creating patterns and prints on various fabrics, drawing inspiration from various sources.

If you’re new to quilting, coming across words like “batting” or “fat quarter” can be as confusing as encountering a foreign language for the first time.

Stitches used to bring all three quilt layers together are quilting embroidery stitches. When you’re hand stitching, you can use chain stitches or the back and running varieties. These are used especially with English, Trapunto, and Italian quilting.

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If you can see well enough to give it a closer inspection (some people need their reading glasses for this), look at the lengthwise and crosswise threads in the fabric.